Queensland Cairns Regional Group

Welcome

The Regional Groups throughout Queensland perform an important function in Engineers Australia's strategic role to provide state-wide advocacy, support and professional development opportunities for our members.

The Cairns Regional Group offers a comprehensive calendar of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities plus raising awareness of Engineering as a career. These opportunities and activities aim to be relevant, interesting, thought provoking and inexpensive for regional engineers across all disciplines of engineering.

Engineers Australia is a country member of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Pacific (FEIAP). FEIAP is holdings its 3rd Convention in Taipei, Taiwan from 5th to 7th July 2015. The Organising Committee is now welcoming papers to be submitted. The theme this year is "Contribution...

Convention 2014 represents a watershed moment in the history of both our organisation and our profession and will see all areas of engineering come together over 5 days.
To assist with the cost of attending Convention and enable the equal involvement and representation of our regional groups, we...

I am very pleased this month to report on a major win on behalf of the profession achieved through collaboration between Engineers Australia, in conjunction with several other industry bodies, working with the State Government.

Events

This two-day course presents the basics of pumping systems design and specifications for civil engineers. An emphasis is placed on the application of pumping systems in municipal water and wastewater systems.

The Pumping Systems Design Practicum is a third day event directly following the two day seminar Pumping Systems Design course. The Practicum offers additional presentation on the design of pumping stations and incorporates the material of the two day seminar immediately preceding it. Both water...

The Australasian Tunnelling Society (ATS) is pleased to announce that the Tunnel Design & Construction Short Course is to be held again in 2015. This year the course will be held in Brisbane over three consecutive days, 7 - 9 October 2015. The format will be two days of presentations on topics...